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April 9, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

Budget and Finance Committee

Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting


Members: Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd, Ross Mirkarimi, Chris Daly, Carmen Chu

Clerk: Victor Young (415) 554-7723


Meeting Convened
If a quorum of the Board of Supervisors members is present, the chair will hold a Special Board of Supervisors meeting to discuss items on this Budget and Finance Committee Agenda.

Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report

Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.


AGENDA CHANGES


REGULAR AGENDA

1. 080451 [Fiscal Year 2008/2009 budget status updates] Supervisor McGoldrick
Hearing to consider Fiscal Year 2008/2009 budget status updates.

4/1/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

2. 080078 [Airport Concession Lease Amendment - Chear Channel Outdoor, Inc.]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. Lease Agreement for the Airport Advertising Program at San Francisco International Airport Lease No. 00-0408 between Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. dba Clear Channel Airports and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)

1/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
3/19/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: male speaker. Continued to April 9, 2008

3. 080333 [Ten Year Capital Expenditure Plan 2009-2018] Supervisor Elsbernd
Resolution adopting the City's ten year capital expenditure plan for fiscal years 2009-2018. (City Administrator)

3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

4. 080219 [2008 Annual Fundraising Drive]
Resolution designating those agencies qualified to participate in the 2008 Annual Joint Fundraising Drive for officers and employees of the City and County of San Francisco.

2/14/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 2/13/08 - From Bay Area Black United Fund, Inc. 2/27/08 - From Local Independent Charities of America 2/29/08 - From Earth Share of California 2/29/08 - From Global Impact 2/29/08 - From United Way of the Bay Area 3/06/08 - From Community Health Charities

5. 080362 [Amending a contract with anticipated expenditures in excess of $10 million]
Resolution approving the Eleventh Amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco (Purchaser) and Sunset Scavenger Company (Contractor) for sludge hauling, extending the term of the contract by 11 months to April 30, 2009 and increasing the total compensation to the Contractor by $3 million, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b). (Office of Contract Administration)

(Fiscal Impact.)

3/14/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

6. 080363 [Professional services agreement to provide professional engineering services]
Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute an amendment to increase the amount of a professional services agreement with URS Corporation by $1,900,000, for a total revised agreement amount of $13,900,000. (Public Utilities Commission)

(Fiscal Impact.)

3/17/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

7. 080332 [Security Services Contract Approval - Guardsmark LLC- $21,100,370]
Resolution approving the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the Guardsmark LLC to provide security services to the Human Services Agency for the period from May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2013, in the amount of $21,100,370. (Human Services Department)

3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
3/25/08, SUBSTITUTED. Department of Human Services submitted a substitute resolution bearing new title.
3/25/08, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

8. 080310 [Budget requests and performance measures for various City Departments] Supervisor McGoldrick
Hearing(s) on the current status of Fiscal Year 2007/08 expenditures, Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget requests and performance measures for the following departments: Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, Department of Public Works, Fire Department, Sheriff Department, San Francisco International Airport, Department of Public Health, Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, Human Services Agency, Public Utilities Commission, and Recreation and Park Department.

3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/2/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Nathaniel Ford, Director, MTA; Sonali Bose, MTA; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Ed Harrington, General Manager, PUC; Scott McDonald, Assistant General Manager, PUC; John Martin, Director, SF Airport; Edward Reiskin, Director Public Works; Greg Whitener, Mayor's Budget Office; Douglas Legg, Public Works. Continued to April 9, 2008.
The following departments are scheduled to appear before the Budget Committee on April 9, 2008:
Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
Recreation and Park Department
Human Services Agency
Department of Public Health

9. 080309 [Fiscal Year 2007/08 Mid-Year Budget Cuts] Supervisor McGoldrick
Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007/08 Mid-Year Budget Cuts Announced by the Mayor.

3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

10. 080225 [Public Health Cuts at Laguna Honda and in the Chronic Health Care Nurse Program] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to consider the cumulative impact of layoffs and census reduction at Laguna Honda Hospital combined with cuts to the chronic health care public nurse program.

2/12/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
3/13/08, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee.
3/19/08, CONTINUED. Continued to April 2, 2008.
3/26/08, TRANSFERRED to Rules Committee.
3/27/08, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee.

ADJOURNMENT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the Budget and Finance Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above


LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE


(Not to be considered at this meeting)
Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken.

11. 080442 [Recreation and Park Department - County Fair Building & Botanical Garden Facility Rental Fees] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding Section 12.46, to establish facility rental fees for the County Fair Building and Botanical Garden.

4/1/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 5/1/2008. 04/07/08 - Referred to Planning to dertermination of environmental impact.

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4383
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics
Last updated: 4/21/2014 3:09:32 PM